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The Dollmaker
Harriette Simpson Arnow
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Paperback. Gertie is the young mother of five children - uneducated, determined, strong. Her only ambition is to own her own small farm in the Kentucky hills where she lives, to become self-sufficient and free. Because Gertie is also an artist, a sculptor of wood and creator of beautiful handmade dolls. When the family is forced to move.. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 496.
'A terrifying lesson in US history - and a haunting tragedy' Guardian Gertie is the young mother of five children - uneducated, determined, strong. Her only ambition is to own her own small farm in the Kentucky hills where she lives, to become self-sufficient and free. Whenever the struggle to live off the land eases, her inarticulate imagination takes its freedom and flies. Because Gertie is also an artist, a sculptor of wood and creator of beautiful handmade dolls. When the family is forced to move to industrial Detroit, with its ... Read more
'A terrifying lesson in US history - and a haunting tragedy' Guardian Gertie is the young mother of five children - uneducated, determined, strong. Her only ambition is to own her own small farm in the Kentucky hills where she lives, to become self-sufficient and free. Whenever the struggle to live off the land eases, her inarticulate imagination takes its freedom and flies. Because Gertie is also an artist, a sculptor of wood and creator of beautiful handmade dolls. When the family is forced to move to industrial Detroit, with its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784871871
SKU
V9781784871871
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About Harriette Simpson Arnow
Harriette Arnow was an American teacher, novelist, social historian and essayist, celebrated for her works on the populations of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. She was born into a family of teachers in 1908 and after studying at the University of Louisville taught for two years in a school in rural Pulaski County. These experiences provided the basis for her first ... Read more
Reviews for The Dollmaker
A masterwork...A superb book of unforgettable strength and glowing richness
New York Times
A book of biblical intensity... With vivid insights into racial, religious and labour tensions, this is a terrifying lesson in US history - and a haunting tragedy
Guardian
An extraordinary novel, one that burns ferociously with the great twinned ... Read more
New York Times
A book of biblical intensity... With vivid insights into racial, religious and labour tensions, this is a terrifying lesson in US history - and a haunting tragedy
Guardian
An extraordinary novel, one that burns ferociously with the great twinned ... Read more